My great grandpa Schleuder (pronounced Schloider) immigrated from Germany to the U.S. and went through Ellis Island. The picture above is an example of what a lot of immigrants from Europe looked like.
My great grandmother Jeworski immigrated to the U.S. from Poland. The name Jeworski can be found etched in one of the many stones they have displayed on Ellis Island showing the names of all the immigrants that came through there. Most immigrants wore shabby clothing, owned shabby and very little luggage as they didn't have many belongings to bring with them. A lot of the immigrants had diseases or were sick. Those that were sick and/or diseased were confined in a room to avoid spread of disease and normally left untreated which lead to many deaths. At the very top, there's a picture of what a group of immigrants would have looked like upon arrival in the U.S.
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